Land Swap For C-5s

US Air Force signed a land-exchange agreement with the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority in September allowing the 164th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard more space to convert from C-141B StarLifters to C-5 Galaxys. The agreement calls for the airport authority to provide the Tennessee ANG unit with 118 acres to build three new hangars with associated support facilities. In exchange, the airport authority will allow Federal Express to lease the existing 103 acres of the 164th AW site. New hangars, support facilities, refueling systems, an aircraft apron, and a taxiway are to be completed by December 2008 for the eight C-5As to be stationed there.